There are so many levels of redundant cops in this country it's ridiculous. If you cut government jobs by half across the board, no one would know the difference. Military, police, the bureaucracy, etc. Lots of easy cuts to make before cutting into anything actually useful to society (regulators, inspectors, R&D, etc.)

WhoopAssWayne:There are so many levels of redundant cops in this country it's ridiculous. If you cut government jobs by half across the board, no one would know the difference. Military, police, the bureaucracy, etc. Lots of easy cuts to make before cutting into anything actually useful to society (regulators, inspectors, R&D, etc.)

Yeah, everytime I see 3 cops lined up in a speed trap, I think, "Oh, good, all the rapes, murders, arsons, and rapes have been stopped! The city must be crime free if they're dedicating 3-6 cops to catch people going 6 over the limit."

UNAUTHORIZED FINGER:In my experience, the CHP is the least corrupt of California's various and sundry law "enforcement" agencies. If you have a beef with the CHP, you probably farked up.

This has been my experience in pretty much every state I've lived in or traveled through. If I'm out in the middle of nowhere, I'd much rather be stopped by a state trooper than the night shift deputy from the Backwater County Sheriff's Office.

Nothing To See Here:One of my best pals is the Commander at the Academy and another is the Commissioner.Met them years ago when I was doing standup for Chips retirement parties.

Support the 11-99 Foundation.

That is all.

What a joke. That is known as the "brass pass" and you get a little badge and a license plate holder. Every other Porsche, Ferrari or 500 hp supercar sports those and they cost thousands to get in exchange for your bribe donation. They make you virtually immune from CHP predation. So much less awkward than forking over Franklins at the side of the road to get out of the ticket with points plus it's tax deductible and not a felony.

TomD9938:As a kid I loved the opening sequence to CHiPs. Now it seems sort of dated and ridiculous... although the song is still pretty cool (biatchin synth!).

Remember that one episode where the tanker truck tipped over next to the downed live power-line and Ponch had to save the bus load of kids that were trapped between the two?

That was awesome.

/ opening credits Link

All the magic left for me when I found out that, during the scenes when they were riding side-by-side and conversing, they were actually mounted on fake bikes being pulled on a trailer behind the camera truck.

I briefly thought about joining CHP years ago. Researched what it would take. They required at the time a rather extensive physical evaluation, including a 3 minute mile. You have to be willing to be assigned anywhere in the state, which usually meant rookies get assigned to the backwaters (hello Owen's Valley). The pay would have been middling, and I would have enjoyed the honor of being in a job that has one of the higher risk rates than most city or county cops. The requirements for city or county seemed to be taking a test and not getting winded going up a flight of stairs.

Needless to say, I just worked my ass off to get into IT instead. Made as much money starting there as I would have in CHP, with a much lower chance of getting killed in the line of duty and not have to move to the middle of nowhere for the job.

You have to either be dedicated to law enforcement or REALLY want to power trip to take that job.

fuhfuhfuh:I briefly thought about joining CHP years ago. Researched what it would take. They required at the time a rather extensive physical evaluation,

including a 3 minute mile. You have to be willing to be assigned anywhere in the state, which usually meant rookies get assigned to the backwaters (hello Owen's Valley). The pay would have been middling, and I would have enjoyed the honor of being in a job that has one of the higher risk rates than most city or county cops. The requirements for city or county seemed to be taking a test and not getting winded going up a flight of stairs.

Needless to say, I just worked my ass off to get into IT instead. Made as much money starting there as I would have in CHP, with a much lower chance of getting killed in the line of duty and not have to move to the middle of nowhere for the job.

You have to either be dedicated to law enforcement or REALLY want to power trip to take that job.

They really only require High School diploma?Around here they won't consider you unless you have done the community college (equivalent) degree in police techniques with good grades, then you get to go for a 6-week training course at the national police school...

Thanks to the submitter of this article. I actually wanted to apply for them some time ago, but they obviously weren't taking anyone. I wasn't aware they were doing so now, and so I just submitted an application. It might be a long shot, but what the heck.

I had a coworker who went through the process (took a few years iirc). Eventually got called to go to the academy. Never did find out whether he wound up in a heaven on earth like Barstow or Needles. Perhaps he lucked out and wound up in a big city. Like Bakersfield.

/11-99 is legally sanctioned corruption//fun to watch locals paper the 11-99 people and listen to the ensuing CHP QQ

BigChad:fuhfuhfuh: I briefly thought about joining CHP years ago. Researched what it would take. They required at the time a rather extensive physical evaluation, including a 3 minute mile. You have to be willing to be assigned anywhere in the state, which usually meant rookies get assigned to the backwaters (hello Owen's Valley). The pay would have been middling, and I would have enjoyed the honor of being in a job that has one of the higher risk rates than most city or county cops. The requirements for city or county seemed to be taking a test and not getting winded going up a flight of stairs.

Needless to say, I just worked my ass off to get into IT instead. Made as much money starting there as I would have in CHP, with a much lower chance of getting killed in the line of duty and not have to move to the middle of nowhere for the job.

You have to either be dedicated to law enforcement or REALLY want to power trip to take that job.